was equal to his opponent, though his bulld and weight appeared considerably below the class of Knottman. They were both very clever at the "nobis art."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1901.
THE WRECK OF THE 8.5.
"SUI HSIANG.”.
A noticeable feature of the evening's enter-
For months, even years, residents in the tainment was the urgent and repeated requests
West of China have looked forward with great and demands by Mr Waters to the audience hopes to the steam navigation of the Upper Yangtze, thinking that the dangers and risks of to stop smoking. The stage was packed to Overcrowding and Mr. Watces nearly
the present communication by junk would be went the length of ordering the audience to
considerably lessened; few, if any, anticipated put that cigar out." He made this request in one in.
such a terrible shattering of our hopes, as we stance to a man in the pit, and his strenuous
hai on Thursday last, the 27th inst., when Rickmers' paddle steamer Sai Hsiang, Captain endeavours for the welfare of the boxers were highly commendable, though at the same timeBreitag bound for Chungking was totally highly amusing. How could the bulk of the
wrecked in the Tung Sing rapid immediately cast of the Niu Kan gorge. audience be expecteil, however, to leave the fragrant weed, when they were only following the example of the military and naval officers who were on the stage?
Our Sporting Contributor writes as follows:- It is access to add to your report to-night on yesterday's fight that there is a divergency of opinian on the decision given by the Referee. Mr. Bailey is too well known in boxing circles to admit of any of those gross insinda- tions which were current after last night's con-
test being received with anything like credence. In my humble opinion I certainly must state ihat, with all deference to either side, M. Bailey discharged his onerous duties well, bul, and it is a great but why, I ask, did he not proclaim the fouls from the start?
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The journey as far as I-chong was accomp fished in safety, notwithstanding a few adven tures by the way. The steering capacity of the steamer was not satisfactory, for when in shallow water she would rush for the shore, one of the fore slie was straight again; this did not augur engines having to be stopped and reversed be-
River. The river above I-chang for the most well for her successful navigation of the Upper
part runs in a narrow deep channel which is jatting into the stream and rocks in the centre, very dangerous owing to rocky promontories Senerally covered in high water; round these to avoid these rocks and stem this current was rocks and promontories ruus a fierce current; the task which the Sui siang bad allotted
her.
The builders had fitted her with two compound engines, each working independently, having 1,600 horse power and capable of steaming, 16 kits. She was 182 feet long and 66 feet wide 6 ft. 6 in. aft when she left 1-chang. over the paddle boxes, drawing 6 feet fore, and
Recapitulating your descriptive report, Mustec fooled in the first round when Riley was on his knees In the third round Mastod hipped his nan as he would do in a wrestling match. For the fourth round, Mustoe was car' ied to his comer out of sheer inability to walk there, and had not Riley's, scounds, energetic as they were, amitted to perform their duties, the struggle to assist the one who had been in training for
would have ended.
maintain therefore that Riley was a three- fold winner, had it not been that the reforce, through undue excitement, had, in ring yar Fance, lost his nut and faund, to his own dis- comfiture that he had a task in front of him which no referee has bad yet in the Colony,
Apart from any detailed opinion, I must say that on all points Riley was the winner, and I am inclined in think that Afusing knowi it.
Enter ca. 1 have no wish
pose as one
who would dispute, the dension of a referee so
capable as Mr. Bailey, but I am compelled to -point out to that gentleman that it suggests a seant knowledge of the game to have to enquire where and when the principals should shake hands. That, however, is a very frivolous point
to raise.
If a principal is of his feet and his opponent strikes or feinis to strife is that a fout ?
If a principal is debberately thrown, or 1 should say hipped, when the applause of the house, thinking of cunse that the man had been knocked down, aided and abetted the Referee's want of knowledge, is that a foul?
Again let me remind the official imekeeper that a difference of a Gifteenth of a second means everything to a pugilist who is arrested by the shoul of time, just as he is about to deal a blow that would undoubtedly finish his man. I have seen both men to-day and the struggle will, I think, be repeated within the next ten days.
On arrival at two pilots were taken
some months.
One of these was the pilot of the steam launch Ti Chunn, the first steam vessel to ascend the Upper Yangize. Besides these, twelve of a special drew were taken, on hoard to help at dangerous places, Mest of these men were native junk pitors who engaged for this work above chang owing to the present slackness of business
nesses in the case,
At each central police post a register will be kept, in which will be written all charges against foreigners, and the names of witnesses; to faci. litate further references.
Soldiers and Camp Followers are not to leave their own quarters of the city without a pass port, except to walk along the city walls or to traverse one of the principal streets named in a published list, which are to be regarded as international routes. *
a call was made for the local lifeboats, of which post in that quarter for custody. A letter will there were tour, fortunately more than usual, then be sent to the Chief of Police of the pri These as once put off to us. The ship's star-soner's nationality, who will send an escort for board small boat was lowered and on reaching bias. The prisoner will then be handed over the water the engines went ahead, capsizing with a written charge and the names of wit- her and drowning four men ; one man hield to the tackling and was saved. The port boat was also lowered, filled with members of the crew and other Chinese and ultimately reached land. By this time two of the local lifeboats had arrived and were immediately crowded with the Chinese passengers; shortly after two more came, and it Row became evident there was no hope of saving the steamer, so several foreign passengers, the first engineer d second mate succeeded in jumping into se boats from the stern starboard side which was then over 6. feet above the water; the captain also attempted to get on board the last of these boats but by that time the boat was too far off the ship, While these boats were landing their passen. stream, her head sinking deeper and deeper, gers the steamer continued to drift down |
seemed to hang for a few minutes. At this and while at an angle of about 20 degrees
time the Captain said to Bishop Cassels and the vessel will sink in a minute," this they did, Mr. Wigham, "Jump for your lives, gentlemen; the captain doing the same shortly after.
Fillowed the steamer to try and save others. Having landed their passengers, the lifeboats Bishop Cassels and Mr. Wigham, who were- them, were the first picked up: the captain, floating in the river, their life belts supporting after swimming some time, sank, having no life belt. Most of those remaining on the ship were able to get on the boats, but just before they left, the water began to pour into the cugine room from the top and she sank more rapidly until at last she was perfectly upright in the water, then precisely at one o'clock, half an hour after she struck, she plunged to her doom in the depths beneath, the hissing of steam' and explosion of the aft boiler as she entered the water, sounding like thun- der to 128 foreigner was carried down with her, but being mile away. Ons a good swimmer rose to the surface and was picked up; another who was on her rudder when she sank swam to the boats; a few. Chi- nese also went down with the ship, some of whom were saved. How many natives were lost is not known at the time of writing, but all are safe. the foreigners with the exception of the captain
over a
Doubts as to the possibility of the steamer getting over the Tung Sing rapid, called Lung Sing on the maps, at this season of the year, already ascended the river, and at chang were expressed by some foreigners who had several nalive pilots said that owing to the tortuous rocky channel in the Tung Sing at the only an hour before had proudly stemmed the The awful sight of this fine steamer, which present low water, the steamer could aht reach stream; sinking headlong with some foreign Chungking. Opinions differed as to the depth passengers and several of the crew still clinging of water on the rocks, some said 4-ft., others 7
to her stern was something never to be forgot or 'ft; anyhow the captain decided to attemptten, and a picture that will haunt one's dreams The journey. Accordingly preparations were for years to come. Those who have scen made and we left 1-chang at 10 minutes past photographs of the sinking of H.M.S: Victoria, seven on Thursday, the 27th inst.
can form a very clear idea of the fate of the Gernian steamier Sui Hsiang in the Upper waters of the Yangtsze. Shortly after she went abouts not even a ripple disturbed the stream down, the river showed not a trace of her where where she sunk; slowly round with the current, was the only white life buoy moving evidence of the great bont. Who would have imagined she would disappear so completely
Being amongst those who were saved in the first trips of the life-boats, 1, with one or two others, hurried along the shore in a heavy rain, to where she sank, to gain tidings of those, rescued as she sunk and found most of them in a little hut on the bank; some sion, having little clothing and that weby those were suffering much from the cold and inner
With reference to the passport required under rale III, one of an internationed pattern has been prepared and will be issued to all con: cerned.
The Chinese are to be allowed to pass freely the main roads above mentioned; even by the in any direction and are not to be impressed on
troops of those quarters through which the roads run. Nor should Chinese be searched at the gates between the Chinese and the Tar tar Cities-P. &• T. Tinies.
THE LOOTING OF TS'ANG-CHOW.
A letter-from-a-correspondent in Peking, the Universal Gazette, speaks of the sacking dated the 20th of last Moon and published in of the city of Ts'ang-chow by a body of foreign troops. This place, we are told, is outside the sphere of foreign control, according to the maps drawn up by the order of Count von Waldersac. Accordingly a large number. of Chinese soldiers, together with many officials and people from other districts, had taken up teniporary residence there. Not long since a body of foreign soldiers, (nationality not men. tioned) entered the place and made a clean sweep of everything of value which it contained. had no resource but to flee into hiding. (It The inhabitants, both soldiers and civilians,
was near this city that the encounter with the forces of General Mei took place).-fercury,
FOOCHOW NOTES.
TO-MORROW.
HITACHI MARU, Japanese steamer, 6,172, G.
Anderson, 9th Jan, Moji 5th Jan, Gent- ral-Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Chinese-20th of z2th moon of sóth year of TAMSUL NARU, Japanese steamer, 1,038, K.,
Thursday, roth January, 190г.
Kwang-sil, Sun--Rises
Chr. 44min, Sefi
Shr. 30min.
·Moon-In Equator går, a.m. High water-fternoni i zhr, aquiin, Afternoon 96 11hr, 45min, Low water-Morning ..... 6ar. 20min.
Afternoon. 5hr, 43min..
ANNIVERSARIES,.
1839-The Canton authorities forbid the con
Hasegawa, 9th Jan-Tamsui via Amoy 7th Jan., and Swatow
8th, General Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, ESANG, British steamer, 1,118, H. f. Roope,"
pth Jan-Shanghai 6th Jan, General- Jardine, Matheson & Co. DEVONSHIRE, British steamer, 2,363, A. Coult,
9th Jan.Amoy 8th January, General. Shewan, Tames & Co.
veyance of opium.between Lintin and Clearances, at the Harbour Office. Whampoa, 1840-Penny Post jaslituted.”
Konguam, British sir, for Canton. 1897-The yacht fesive run down by a junk in Tulay, British str., for Shanghai,
Else, German sir, for Canton.. the harbour. 1898-Major Esterhazy acquitted.
triake Mure, Japanese str., for Mojl. Hoikao, French str., for Pakhoi. Saikong, British str., for Samsui. Kwangle, British str, for Shanghai. Hongkong, French str., for Haiphong. Lightning, British str., for Singapore, Fulwood, British ship, for Part Oregon.
o Kwa, British steam-launch, for Wuchow.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
9p.m.-The Pollard's Lilliputians at the Theatre
Royal. Cargo ex Sado žaru subject to rent.
TO-MORROW. Cargo ex Peninsular subject to rent.
FRIDAY, 11th.
Steamer Devonshris leaves for New York vin C. N. Co.'s steamer Benvenue leaves for Naga-
Suez Canal.
saki, Kobe and Yakobaina,
C. N. Co.'s steamer Yuensang leaves for Manila. Daylight-N. Y. R. Steamer Hitachi Maru
leaves for Marseilles, London and Antwerp, via Singapore, Penang Co- lombo and Port Said. Cargo ex Kumsang subject to rent.
SATURDAY, 12th.
T. K. K. steamer Nippon Maru leaves for San
Francisco via Shanghai etc.
G. N. Co.'s steamer Kaifong leaves for Cebu
and Iloilo.
P. & O. 5. N. steamer Japan leaves for London. 3p.m.--The Pollard's Lilliputiana Matinee at
the Theatre Royal.
SUNDAY, 13
Dopartures,
Jan. &, Rozbeynik, Russian cruiser, for S'pore. Jan. 9 Princess Irene, German str., for Europe. Jan. 9, Hongkong, French str., for Haiphong. Jan. 9. Außing dlard, Jap. str., for Swatow. Jan. 9 fine, French str., for Kwong-chow-wai. Jan 9, l'ar, Bolgian stri, for Iloilo, Jan. 9 Ariake Afare, Japanese str., for Moji. Jan. 9. Wilhelmina, Dutch str., for Nagasaki. Jan. 9, Macduf, British str., for Moji. Jan. 9 Glaucus, British str., for Shanghai.. Jan. 9. Chiyuen, American str., for Canton. Jan. 3, Jacvo Diederichsen, German sir, for
Hoihow.
Jan. 9 Lightning, British str, for Calcutta, Jan. 9, Kangler, British str., for Shanghai. Jan. 9, Dardanus, British str., for Singapore. Jan. 9, Taiwan, British str., for Shanghai. Jan. 6, Ning, British sir, for Canton.
Passengers-Arrived,
Par Bisagne, froin Singapore-74 Chinese. Per Silesia, from Singapore-167 Chinese. Per Hitachi Mars, from Moji-Messrs. E. B. Webster, Green, 12 Chinese and Japanese
Per Hailoong, from Haiphong, &c.-Messrs, Constantina Marshall; Assiprandi, Guilloux, and 39 Chinesc.
FоoсHоw, December 29th. H.M.S. Mohawk left, Pagoda on the 27th down to Sharp Peak and go to sea the following Daylight 0.5. K.steamer Fausti Maruleaves peal, Clark Thornhill, Dr. H. M. Rees, Messra. inst. under orders for home. She was to drop
day for gun practice, but not leave the part finally until the arrival of the Britomart.
The Venerable Archdeacon Wolfe, having so far recovered from a somewhat serious ill ness as to be able to travel, left on Monday last per s.s. Hsing Yu for Shanghai en route for America He was accompanied by Mrs, Wolfe and their youngest daughter. We understand that he is to be absent eight months, at the back thoroughly restored to health and strength. end of which time we trust we may see him
to resume his work.
Ladies of Foochow "Boys under sixteen". The Hockey match of last Saturday, "the attracted a great many on-lookers in spite of the cold wind blowing at the time. Our re- porter was unfortunately away for the holidays, otherwise we might have had a most diverting account, for the game was full of amusing inci of the "Boy" team fairly non-plussed the dents. The quickness of some of the smallest
exertions to hold their own at all. The skirts lacies and obliged, them to use their utmost
Neat the hut two boats were tied up way. A lady bearing down on a little fellow, that had transported goods over the rapid, one who momentarily had the ball all to himself of them was engaged to convey some of the fairly enveloped him with her skirt and by the survivors to ichang; 27 foreigners and a numetine lie was unwound the ball was at the other ber of Chinese were able to get on the boat and end of the ground. It was a fast and exciting started for Ichang al 2.20 p.in. Several of the game and ended in each side scoring a goal. Chinese and foreign passengers and crew who had landed higher up stream, failing to find a boat had to remain in the neighbourhood for the night.
for Coast Ports.
MONDAY, 1401. Auction at H.M.S. Naval Yard.
p.m.Meeting of the Shareholders of the Wanchai Warehouse and Storage Co. Ld.
3
5 p.m.-C. &.N. Co,'s steamer Diamante leaves
for Manila.
1
.TUESDAY, 15th. P.&O. S. N. steamer Shanghai, leaves for
Shanghai and Japan. 12.15 pm-Extraordinary General Meeting of the "Star Ferry Company at their
Office.
„WEDNESDAY,- rúth,
Noon-C. P. R. steamer Empress of Chine with Mails passengers etc. leaves for Vancouver B.C. via Shanghai.
O. S. K. steamer Akashi "Mary leaves for
Coast Ports.
Per Finian, from Coast Ports-Mesars.
Ab Sing and 2 servants, Ku Alum and servants, Kow Joo Moh and servant, Kou Ka Beng and servant, Tió Hsio Tze and servant, Ou Lun, and 273 Chinese.
and Mrs. Matsuoka, 8 Japanese and 112 Chi-
· Per Tamsui Aluri, from Coast Ports--Mr.
nese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Capt. F. Bakle, of the steamship Silesia, froin Singapore, reports:-Fair weather.
from Amoy, repons:-Fresh and clear weather. Capt. A. Couil, of the steamship Devonshire,
Captain Sales, of the steamship Ningpo, írom Chinking, reports:-Moderate monsoon. and- sca, overcast weather with showery.
Captain K. Hasegawa, of the steamship Fansui Mary, from Tamsui, Amoy and Swatow, reports Northerly fresh breeze and heavy sea
The morning was wet, but nearly everyone was on deck to watch her progress through waters seldom disturbed by a steamer. It was a new experience to steam at ten miles an hour up the I-chang gorge, through which in past days we had to slowly crawl in native junks. By 8-15 we were through the gorge at Nan the chang Customs stuff who had accompanied Teo 15 miles from 1-chang, and here three of us thus far left us. Ten o'clock saw us at the Ta Tung rapid, the first of any importance. 1am zulhorised to state in your columITYN
The steamer faced the stream imagcificently, that from a sporting point of view neither man
and seemed to steer well notwithstanding cross is satisfied because it was not a knock out, and currents; as she reached the top of the rapid both are anxious to meet immediately, and I may she slowed somewhat, but continued to make add that Mr. A. II, l'ollard has offered the free good progress and all were hopeful of her use of the City Hall, while it is engaged for his Company, any afternamn they may decite power to overcome the difficulties of the rapid who had, dry things shared with those who had of the fair ones appeared to be terribly in the Noon-Meeting of the Shareholders of the following
current. After leaving Nan Teo lifebells were upon for renewing each other's acquaintanec. distriboted in the cabins many smiled and several remarked that this looked ratherominous so early in the trip, but a few hours later we were most-thankful for this piece of foresight. By 10.45 we were close to the entrance of the Niu Kan gorge and here the ship dropped anchor in over fathoms of water, so that the Tung Sing rapid just above might be ex amined. We had thus come over 40 miles in less than four hours, a journey which often has taken as many days by native boat, and hopes ship's boat was lowered, the first officer and were great of a quick trip to Chungking. The one or two of the pilots went off to survey the rapid, while several of the passengers went on shore in a local sampan to see the entrance to the Gorge.
FIRE.
NARROW ESCAPE OF POLICE.
A fire broke out at about one o'clock this morning at the piece goods shop No. 39 Wing Lok street. The central Fire Brigade were soon on the scene, in charge of Inspector. Robertson, and they did their best to get the, dames-under. However, the fire spread through the shop and the brigade had to tum its attention to keeping the fire confined to its original birthplace. The shop was completely gutted. The premises are insured in Messrs. Sienissen and Co. for $14,000 and in the British Marine Insurance Co., for $5,000, which total of $14,0.0 probably represents the damage. The origin of outbreak seems to be that one of the shopmen went to the top door to light a kerosene lamp, The Jamp aspears to have been tinned up tân high, and when the man who lit the lamp got downstairs, the place was in a blaze.
At this point we have one of the finest views Niu Kan gorge through which the river flows, on the river; the great precipitous cliffs of the and the surrounding mountains present a pic ture, the grandness of which is hard to surpass Immediately below the Gorge a great rock stands in mid stream, and to the north of this rock lies the main channel, but this is broken by a ridge of submerged rock jutting out from An unpleasant occurrence in connection with
the north bank of the river; over these the the fire was the falling in of the roof whilst water flows, forming what is known as the the police were beneath, which west near to making the fire the scene of a fatal accident.ng Sing rapid. The current, though not so strong as at some of the longer rapids, rushes Inspector McNab and Sergeant Garrod went in great force from the centre rock to the sunken through the place after the fames had been ex-
ones, making navigation extremely dangerous. linquished and commencing at the top floor, Indeed there is a proverb to the effect that the they made an examination of everything. They "Ch'in and the Ye" may not be considered riescended to the Willem and; when making as mpids but the Tung Sing is the "Devil's their exit from the cockhouse into the street
Gae. There is a deep though narrow chan and whilst in one of the ground floor rooms, thenel (said to be only 25 or 30 feet wide) close to twomen were surprized to hear a rumbling noise..
this centre rock, and a shallow one near the The Sergeant was in front and inspecter north bank through which pass the junks McNab, thinking that a collapse was proceeding up river. It was through this coming, seized hold of Sergeant Garrod deep channel that a steamer's course would. and was drawing him back into the cookhousebe, but how far the ridge of hidden tocks ex- when the roof of the room into which they had just entered fell down. The first floor roof tended into the channel, and how much water was on them were unknown quantities, and to had collapsed and dropped sight through the
find this out was the object of the First Officer. ground door roof. A large beam dropped on Sone who went ashore were told by the sam. to Sergeant Garrod's leg'and pinned hint to the
pan inen that there were only two feet of water ground. The Inspector escaped with some on the rocks, indeed it was so little that the bruises and other slight injuries caused by the
large native Junks bound down stream at this falling debris. The Sergeant was lying there in season tranship their cargo at the other end of some inches of water, with the bean pinning him to the ground, and with about ten feet of debris the gorge, and send it down by small boats, so as to cross the Chin.or Hsin Rapid and the on top of the beam "The latter had to be sawn
Tung.Sing drawing little water. away, before the unfortunate man could be released, and he was conveyed to the hospital at once, with some injuries to his ankle.
Impector McNab and Sergeant Garrod, though they have not got off scot free, can con gratulate themselves on a lucky escape, as if they had only gone a little further into the room, they would undoubtedly have been crushed by the mass of mortar and bricks which fell with the roof.
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
QUARANTINE.
The master of the ss. Aunsong was charged before Mr. Kemp this morningwith neglecting to fly a quarantine flag after arriving from Singa pore, where infectious disease is prevalent.
The defendant pleaded guilty and His Wor ship imposed a fine of $200 or six months.
The fine was paid.
STEALING.
Kwok Kai, hawker of Hollywood Road, was charged before Mr. Hazeland this moming with stealing 48 glass lamp shades and 48 burners, value $12, the property of Lo Chik, of Wellington Street.
The defendant was seen coming out of the complainant's. store in Fung Wa Lane yester day with a basket, containing the stolen articles, on his shoulders.
The defendant stated that he had been told to carry the things He was a coolie.
His Worship sentenced him to six weeks hard labour for the offence,
The First Officer returned to the ship having examined the rapid, though the extent of the rucks and the depth of water over them could not have been fully made out. It was decided to take on a local pilot for the rapid This nan at irst objected to take the ship through, fearing he would suffer at the hands of his fellow pilots, for taking a steamer up river, but an appral was made to the captain of the native gunboal station at the bottom of the rapid.; finally he caine, un board and we weighed anchor at 12.25 p.m. and attempted to go through the rapid........
The ship made for the end of the centre rock and tried to turn into the channel, but did not steer well The Captain, called to the engine room to give all the power pos sible and immediately afterwards, 12.30 p.m. driven by the current, she struck the ridge of submerged rocks in the forward star board coal bunker, injuring it is thought two compariniente. The force of the shock-rolled
none.
Shortly after 9 pm. the bost reached the Customs station at Ping Shan Pa, ro miles from ing, food and fire with the sufferers and sent a Ichang, the officer in charge shared his cloth small boat ahead with the news, asking the help of the Commissioner of Customs.
It was after 1 am. before the boat reached Ichang, and by that time the Customs officials and Captain Blunt of H.M.S. Es had made providing fires, bedding, food and clothing. It preparation to receive the boatload of survivors, was a sad, bedraggled shivering crowd that arrived at the Customs pontoon in the early morning of Friday; men in nothing but their under clothing, bare head and bare footed, Bishop Casseis in a shirt and a borrowed overcoat, Mr. Wigham in a similar condition, others with only a liule wet Chinese clothing, all very cold and hungry, having had little or nothing since breakfast time the previous day, Blunt, started off in the launch of the Es
The Commissoner, Mr. Maze and Caplain shortly after 3 am with provisions, clothing and bedding for those left behind. All of us who reached I Chang are deeply indebted to to the Customs officials, the Commander of H.M.S. Est and Captain Mory of the s.s. Lee Yuen for the kindness and liberality with which the kindness and liberality with which they cared for us; they have our most sincere and grateful thanks.
The Jaunch returned on Friday afternoon. with the remainder of the foreigners, with the hid to care for his crew, and when I left pion of the First Officer who stayed be 1-chang he had not arrived....
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The loss of the Sui siang was, a total one, the passengers, officers and crew saving nothing but the clothes they had on, some of the not that, for they stripped to swim It is a sad ending to an enterprise. of which there were high hopes; it was thought at last the great barrier of difficulty of communication between Sz Chi'wan and the East, was to be swept away, bat now these hopes are gone, the dangers and distance scen greater than ever, and even should a steamer deat of hesitation about travelling by her... make another attempt, there would be a good
a great service for us, there would have been But for the life boats, which performed such few alive to-day to tell the tale; they averted a more awful catastrophe.
There is little if anything to complain of the promptitude with which they came to our rescue, and we trust, something may be done. captain of the native gunboat did nothing what- to see that they are properly rewarded, The everito aid us.
Steamer enterprise on the Upper Yang Tse has received a serious roverso, and we fear no other attempt.will be made until something is done to make the river more navigable; still we have hopes that, the no distant future will see some enterprise on foot to bring the rich province of Si Cli'uan into closer contact with Mercury
China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co. d. at their office of No. 9 Des Voeux Road.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUE.
Gennan (Hamburg) 11th instant, American (City of Río de Janeira) 14th inst. American (Coptic) zoth instant Canadian (Empress of India) zoth instant. American (merica Mfaru) 26th pro,
The P&O. S. Co.'s steamer Shanghai left Singapore for this port on the 7th inst., at
подп
The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Bapca, left. Singapore for this port to-day, the 9th inst,at &
a.m..
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.
Kowloon Dock
Beyond what we have read in the papers about the siege of Peking, we have had the opportunity of late of learning the personal experiences of some of the besieged. First we. had Mr. Von Rantenfeld, Deputy Commissioner of Customs, and we have now with us Mr. Clarks Thornhill of the Diplomatic Service, and nected with the legations. I will appear to most Miss Lambert, the lady nurse of the hospitalcon-
of those who have listened to them, we think, that the outside world was far more apprehen sive of their impending danger than they were themselves. As they did not know what we they were buoyed up each day by the thought knew, that relief would be so slow in coming, that to-morrow must bring it, while their minds, and hands were all so fully occupied with their novel daily duties, which in most cases incant hard work, that they could scarcely bave had time to dwell on the fact that they were prisoners, or trouble themselves over-much about the possible fate the world feared for them. When we think of our past acute anxiety on their account, it has been of were present. Our thoughts travelled fast as the greatest interest to meet some of those who we conversed with them of all they had under- gone, and passed on to our admiration of their
Picciola............... were not, as we expected to see them, but calm courage. We rejoiced to notice that they Shantung.......
Telemachusg shadows of their former selves; horse and mulc flesh evidently cannot be unwholesome.""
Flingany Mogul copal Mission, left with his family on Thursday Peiyang
The Rev. G. S. Miner of the Methodist Epis-Phra Chom Klao...... last per S.S. Akashi Maru, on twelve months Tet Fu furlough. Mr. Miner had worked well in the U.S.S. Albany.... interests of his Mission' for nine years without Loyal........... Of late years he had been inspector of schools Skarpswo a change and is well entitled to a spell of rest. Vienna and had, we understand, no less than 230, scat- tered about in, the district, under his super- vision. His two young sons will be missed in our games of hockey.-Echo
NOTANDA
· CALENDAR.
JANUARY Ateleorological means based on fifteen years'
observations to 1998,
Barometer Thermometer.. Humidity: Rainfall
H.M.S. Sandpiper ... S.M.S. Hansa......... U.S.S. Afonadnock.. Empress of China Michael Jebsen Haiching
Feihoo
Cosmopolitan
Aberdeen
Capt. H. Bathurst, of the steamship Hailong, from Haiphong and Hoihow, reports:--Hoihow to Hongkong fresh N.E. winds and sea, with clear.weather.
Captain P. Wettin, of the steamship Prinsess Ireur, from Yokohama, reports Experienced N, wind with cloudy weather as far as Nagasaki, from Nagasaki to Shanghai had S, wind, mode rate sea and fair weather, leaving Shanghai ex. perienced cloudy and showery weather with N.E. monsoon;
Captain J. S. Roach, of the steamship Heitan, from. Foochow, Amoy and Swatow, reports sea, overcast and showery. Amoy to Swatow Foochow to Ampy moderate N.E. breeze and
moderate N.E. breeze and sea, overcast and showery: Swatow to Hongkong moderate NE breeze and sea, cloudy and duil. Vessels in Foochow -H.M.S. Mohawk H.M.S. Argonaut, Japanese cruiser, s.s.
In Amoy
Sunghiung Chungking, Devonshire, and Tauce, In Swatow-German cruiser Seeadler, and s.s. Dagmar,
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Naines
Hamburg......
Shanghai
Banca
Coptic
Froju.
Singapore
Jan. 11th Singapore
Jan. 14th. Singapore Jan. 15)
Jan, toth
City of Rio de Jan. Japan
San Francisco... Jan. 20th
Empress of India... Vancouver Jan. 2oth Glasgow .. Jan. 24th San Francisco...Jan. 26th
Moyune Americà Maru..
We wwald direct the attention of shipping firms in the 'style in which ́" Steamers Expected" and "Projected Sallings"
are now published in these columns, and in so doing respect• · fully urge the managers of shipping · firms to give orders to their clacks to furnish chin-atöcre on the freins already pups. plied gratis with pha latuso available Inframation mepe
SWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT.
January, 5th 1900.).
ARRIVALS.
Where froes. Amay
PASSED THE CANAL. "Outward — 14th December -- Andalusia. 18th December Caledonien, Hamburg, Mer, tonethshire, Shanghai, Den of Opil Nijnt Novgorod, Paknam. 21st Dec Kawachi Main, Hannover, Holsatia, Adriatica, Alcin- ous, Tamatave (28th Dec~Laos, Mojune, “Massilia, “„Siberia, Pisa, Sté via: Strombus,
1st Jan Canton, Malacca, Bedouin, Sachsen, Dec. 30jhweiyang Cathay, Fallodon Hall, Ashmore, 4th Tan Bombay, Glengarry, Dresiden, Deucalion...
Homeward 1st Jan.-Awa Maru, Ajax, Hillglen, 4th Jan. Konig Albert: p
Date Veisele
30.159
Jan,
59.7 .741
• Arrivals at Home-2nd Jan-Agamemnon Anapa, 5th January---Aknăm, Hakata Marů, Alderney,
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TO-DAY...
On date at "On ime 11
WEATHER REPORT...
Barometer... Temperature Humidity
Rainfall....
75
TO-DAY,
Wednesday, 9th January, 1901.
Shipping,
Arrivals.
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Sbanglal Dajla Maru...Amoy ............. -={Wingsang Payustillongkong
“aliiørg, Ree....Amny
·3) Dignar Jankowi C'klan
· 3|La[gzmianiel Wulumaanka 3Devawungae,
Fall Hongkong
Macciona oljuje Formosa Amoy
Akashi Muru ... Hongkong stor
Anping Marismoy
affelrang Hongkong
Chi
Sabine Rickmera.
5 Glenfalloch ja Aniay
NINGPO, British steamer, 240, - Saies, 8th
Jan-Chinking 4th Jan., Rice, &c. Butterfield & Swire,dat VISAGNO, Italian steamer 1,310, D. Maganzino, Dee Singan sana:
8th Jun-Bombay 17th Dec, and Singa pore 1st Jan, General Carlowitz & Co.
her over, though to no great extent. "Fullthe East.R. DAVISON, in the Shanghai Chinese-roth of 11th moon of 26th year of HATTAN, British steamer, 1,183, J. S. Roach, Ja
speed astem was the order from the bridge. but she failed to move for one or two-minutes and, at first the report was "all safe in the engine room.”;
;
Kwang suda Suu-Rises an Ohr. 43min... THE POLICING OF PEKING.
Shr. adinin High water-Afternoon Mohr. qquit. The following rules have Hennydrawn up by
Afternoon thr. 19mita: an International Committee, appointed by the
Low, water-Morning Óhr. Jón General Officer Commanding at Ecking, to
Afternoon shre 431ku ANNIVERSARIES. consider how far police arrangements in Peking
SA can be simplified and unified. They will coine 1860-Murder of Mr. Holworthy, at the Peak into force in the British quarters of the City Marriage of the Mikador from this date
1873-Emperor Napoleon died at Chiselburat 1888--Admiralty Dock at Kowloon first opened. 1898-River steamer Klangning sunk at
Shanghai
When she was got off slie made again for the main channel at full speed ahead, then an attempt was made to reach the North bank The ship being below the rocks, the anchor was dropped falling to hold, the ship swung round with the current to the south and an attempt seemed to be made to heach her astern, but this was impossible owing to the steep banks on either side. For some minutes 1f any foreigner, soldier or civilian, mis we were hardly aware.of., the extreme danger, conducts himself in any quarter of the city he but the ford part of the thip beginning to sink, ils to be arrested and sent to the nearest police
9th Jan, Foochow 6th Jan, Amoy 7th, and Swatow 8th, General-Douglas, Lap. raik & Co
TAIWAN, British steamer, 1,109, Harder, gih Jan,—Canton Bebe Jau, General,-Butter. feld & Swire, pengaplaw ba H&LOONG, British steamer, 783,
Bathurst,
9th Jan-Haiphong and Hollow 8th Jan, MAGeneral Douglas, Lapraik & Co,
ELSE, German steamer, 903, J. Petersen, gili Jan Shanghai th January, General Siemssen & Ca
SILESIA German steamer 3,138, F. Bahle,, 9th Jan, Singapore Card Jan Geneml Siomsten & Co
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Date,
C. M. & C.. il, & Co.
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M. & Co.
DEPARTURES,
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Destinailon, Shanghai Amoy nagt Singagmire
Wittunan aThnies, p
Dail Mary.
Hong Leed ChAuping “Mana
Formeak Get Taitang.
Chall Deram Sabine „Wickinei Glenfallos
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